Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

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Finance

Cathie Wood Calls Bitcoin a ‘Financial Super Highway,’ Reiterates $1.5M Price Target

The Ark Invest CEO said the firm has been looking closely at emerging markets, where use cases of the digital asset make her believe that bitcoin is partly a risk-off asset.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Finance

BlackRock Seeing Only 'A Little Bit' of Demand for Ethereum from Clients, Head of Digital Assets Says

Robert Mitchnick, the asset manager's head of digital assets, said that there's a misconception that BlackRock will have a "long tail" of other crypto services.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Tumbles 6% as ETH ETF Hopes Dim Amid Regulatory Probe Reports

CoinDesk reported Wednesday that the Ethereum Foundation faces a confidential inquiry, and Fortune said the SEC is examining whether ETH is a security.

ETH price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether ETFs Likely Won't Get Approved in May, Bloomberg Analyst Predicts

James Seyffart says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission really hasn't engaged with potential issuers, unlike the extensive talks in the run-up to bitcoin ETF approvals.

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Finance

Fidelity Adds Staking to Ether ETF Application, Sending LIDO Up 9%

The asset manager filed to launch an ethereum fund in November.

Fidelity Investments sign on a building

Markets

Fidelity’s Bitcoin Fund Becomes Fifth Most Popular of All ETFs in 2024

The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund has attracted $6.9 billion from investors since its launch in January, the fifth-highest amount of all exchange-traded funds.

Fidelity Investments sign on a building

Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin ETFs' Hot Start Seems Largely Driven by Retail Investors

Data shows that the average trade size for the biggest spot bitcoin ETF, BlackRock’s IBIT, hovers around $13,000, suggesting that a big chunk of its demand is coming from nonprofessional investors.

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